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A new sensor can monitor oxygen levels inside the human body, by scanning the surface of the skin. The new device can be used to track the progress of oxygenation in relation to healing wounds in real time, providing valuable medical data.

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A new device, devices by Canadian technologists, can help patients with common forms of cancer survive for longer and with a reduced risk of recurrence. The device is a multimodal optical spectroscopy probe.

A sophisticated palm-sized, nanopore-based portable device can recognize a range of pathogens, including E. coli, cowpox, and smallpox. The device is USB powered and it can be used out in the field by medics.

Rumors are floating around suggesting that Samsung is holding off on the release of the Galaxy S5 smartphone, which was scheduled for one year later after the Galaxy S4. Whatever the reason may be, they will not disappoint.

Is biometric security, also known as fingerprint scanning, coming to smartphones? So far they have yet to resemble any importance, but Apple may be the first to bring such a security feature to mobile devices.

After almost a decade of 9/11-related fear at airports, new safety measures are being scrutinized more than ever before. When traveling by air this holiday season, people will be subject to one of two things: a full-body scan or an invasive pat-down.

A local company has found a way to help fight meth. CDEX Inc. has developed a device which can instantly detect trace amounts of the drug. Right now it's being tested in Greenlee County, northeast of Tucson.

Researchers at Purdue have come up with a handheld device that can determine the chemical composition of an object or it can be used to detect trace elements on an objects surface, sort of like the tricorder that actors used to whip out on Star Trek.

Positron emission tomography is a nuclear medicine, functional imaging technique that is used to observe metabolic processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is introduced into the body on a biologically active molecule.